Posted on 11/17/2018 8:34:48 AM PST by Olog-hai
Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Norwegian cities on Saturday against restricting women’s access to abortion, the subject of talks between the ruling minority coalition and a small party seeking to join the government.
In Norway’s capital Oslo, the demonstrators, some pushing children in strollers, marched through the city center carrying banners with slogans such as “My body my right” and “Defend abortion”.
“The new law that’s proposed is limiting women’s rights,” said Ine Lund, a 22-year-old criminology student. “I feel it should be up to the woman to choose.”
When the Christian Democrats opened talks on teaming up with the opposition Labour Party to bring down the Conservative-led government, Prime Minister Erna Solberg intervened, offering to discuss tightening abortion rules.
The argument helped persuade rank-and-file members of the socially conservative, Lutheran-based party to vote for talks to join the ruling coalition, potentially securing Solberg a majority in parliament until the next election in 2021.
The Christian Democrats want further restrictions or an end to terminations after the twelfth week of pregnancy, potentially reining in exemptions for genetic conditions or injuries. The party also wants to make it more difficult, or stop altogether, selective abortions in multi-fetal pregnancies. …
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It worked once, why not again? (Adam and Eve)
Should we take pics of blond & red headed people just to prove we once existed?
People seldom bring up birth control meds, etc. when talking about abortion. There is so much of that available now....there is simply no excuse. 2750 infants killed every day in the USA. THAT is deplorable.
Correct!
What I have never understood is with safe and effective birth control cheap and available, why do we have the millions of abortions every year? It is obscene.
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